Milo Yiannopoulos, right-wing British writer and self-described 'dangerous' provocateur, has been hit with a string of canceled events. The most recent fallout stems from videos in which he seems to condone sex between men and boys.
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Milo Yiannopoulos speaks at an event hosted by an Australian senator on Dec.5, 2017 in Canberra, Australia.(Photo: Getty Images)

An appearance by far-right commentator and former Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos was canceled hours before he was scheduled to speak Friday at The Venue Scottsdale.

It was the second Phoenix-area appearance by Yiannopoulos to be canceled in five months.

Yiannopoulos' appearances on college campuses and at other venues have drawn protesters, and some events have been canceled over security issues.

He told his followers in a Facebook post Thursday that his Friday show, "A Night with Milo," was canceled after The Venue told him that the Scottsdale Police Department barred the event because of an investigation over death threats.

In a statement to The Arizona Republic, Scottsdale police gave a different accounting.

"At around noon yesterday, we learned of a proposed speaking event involving Milo Yiannopoulos at a venue in downtown Scottsdale," police stated. "We called the manager of the business to check on the status of the event and we were told that the speaking event was cancelled due to security reasons. At that point, we concluded our inquiry into the event."

A fire set by demonstrators protesting a scheduled speaking appearance by Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos burns on Sproul Plaza on the University of California at Berkeley campus in Berkeley, Calif. The event was cancelled due to size of the crowd and several fires being set. Ben Margot, AP

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"Not only did this company fabricate police statements, they also ruined the week of at least one active duty Armed Forces member. A fan wrote to me today to say he'd taken five days' leave to drive from Colorado to Arizona and back again -- twice -- to see me speak. This makes me so mad," posted Yiannopoulos.

In February, he dropped his $10 million lawsuit against a former publisher who canceled the release of his memoir "Dangerous." Publisher Simon & Schuster canceled the release after video clips showed Yiannopoulos appearing to defend relationships between men and underage boys.

Yiannopoulos self-published "Dangerous" in July 2017.

Supporters fire back

Some of Yiannopoulos' supporters commented on The Venue Scottsdale's Facebook page and vented their outrage.